Our curated collection of marble design shows you how to incorporate this season’s must-have material within your home.
For centuries marble has been a feature of opulent interiors, it’s natural veined pattern adding an elegant contrast to a room setting dominated by solid woods. Yet the durability of the material also makes it a worthwhile investment for everyday family life, as is the case in many Italian homes where locally sourced white Carrara features prominently on worktops, counters and coffee tables.
Seduced by its functionality and style, designers from Tom Dixon to Lee Broom designers are once more returning to marble this time carving the ancient material into contemporary shapes and introducing modern solutions.
Tom Dixon Stone range: Chopping Board £75, Serving Board £65 and Cake Stand £120.
Not only does marble provide a sense of grandeur to the table when used for serving dishes but is also very practical providing many years service especially when compared to wooden chopping and serve boards. Ideal for everything from petit fours to a cheese board, Tom Dixon’s Stone range adds elegance to any dinner party pairing white Morwad marble with brass elements.
Lee Broom Chamber Pendant range in Small £840 or Large £960.
Unlike other more brittle types of stone, marble can be carved very thinly will still maintaining a solid shape. Lighting designers such as Lee Broom have taken advantage of these natural properties, with his Globe Table Lamp, Marble Tube Light and Chamber Pendant range all utilising the semi-translucent qualities of the material to create decorative diffusions of light.
Free Range Coffee Table £695 and Side Table £355 shown with Slouch Three Seater Sofa from £2,195, Kaiser Idell Table Lamp £536, Andria Rug £510 and Merino & Cashmere Throw £130.
While their modern form wouldn’t look out of place in a cutting-edge, minimalist scheme, these marble tables from Blu Dot work just as well in a homely sitting room. Paired with the Slouch sofa, some modern soft furnishings and a few designer accessories, the clean white stone adds a light break from a strong navy palette.